Wyoming 4-H Foundation Awards More Than $69,000 in Scholarships for Higher Education

forest green banner with 4-H clover logo, white outline of a graduation cap, and outline of a sheet of paper with three horizontal lines and dollar sign

The Wyoming State 4-H Foundation awarded more than $69,000 in scholarships to Wyoming 4-H’ers attending the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college in the 2025-2026 academic year.

The scholarship committee awarded approximately $36,000 to first-time winners, says Steve Mack, Wyoming State 4-H Foundation director.

Sixteen Ella Schloredt continuing scholarships, ranging from $1,800 to $2,400, were awarded this year. Past winners of the Ella Schloredt scholarship are eligible to continue receiving this scholarship for up to four years, providing they maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and meet academic progress requirements.

See below for a complete list of the 2025-2026 scholarship awardees by scholarship and home county.

Ella E. Schloredt first-year awards ($1,700)

  • Big Horn – Maycee McKim
  • Campbell – Jayden Haugen, Samantha Marshall
  • Fremont – Cora Remacle, Emma Hill
  • Goshen – Amelia Beck
  • Hot Springs – Hayden Overfield

Ella E. Schloredt continuing awards

  • Albany – Thaddaeus Christensen
  • Big Horn – Reaghan Foss
  • Fremont – Jackson Hill
  • Hot Springs – Lexi Overfield
  • Johnson – Lily Crago, Cassie Downare, Hannah Qualm
  • Lincoln – Bryli Groll, Eli Linford
  • Natrona – Sara Loghry, Tavia Ossa
  • Platte – Hadley Paisley, Chloe Palmer
  • Sheridan – Grace Hinton
  • Sublette – Dustin Larsen
  • Uinta – Aubrey Reger

Marian M. Henderson Memorial ($1,500)

  • Courtney Beene
  • Albany – Mikayla Alexander
  • Fremont – Abriella Santee

Edna Mae & Wallace McClaflin ($1,000)

  • Platte – Ethan VanWhy

Farmhouse Foundation ($1,000)

  • Lincoln – Aldo Chacon

J.M. Nicholls ($300)

  • Laramie – Lillianna Martens

Lynette Wallace (Big Horn or Park, $750)

  • Park – Trey Erickson

Lael Harrison ($500)

  • Converse – Megann Farley

Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply ($1,250)

  • Albany – Emma Johnson
  • Goshen – Leah Hill
  • Laramie – Blair Sanchez, Cooper Sanchez

Linnabur (Big Horn or Park, $750)

  • Park – Tiegan Blain

Underwood Scholarship ($1,000)

  • Sublette – William Hibbert

Janie Smith (Laramie, $500)

  • Laramie – Sarah Marotz

Wilbur Brettell (Laramie County, $500)

  • Laramie – Katelyn Schimic

Wyoming 4-H Foundation ($1,250)

  • Natrona – Garrett Burkett
  • Niobrara – Gracie ZumBrunnen

Bonnie Ellenwood (Johnson, $750)

  • Johnson – Caroline Crago

Peterson (Crook, $500)

  • Crook – Elizabeth Jordan

Brown Kohl 4-H Appreciation ($500)

  • Sweetwater – Molly Stanton

Nolan “Tim” Bixby ($500)

  • Converse – Anna Grant

W.D. Whitmire Leadership ($1,000)

  • Hot Springs – Tymber Eckley
  • Laramie – Sarah Marotz
  • Park – Trey Erickson, Kate Morrison
  • Uinta – Brix Hooten
Share the Post:

Related Posts

A close-up on a hawk.

Rare Broad-Winged Hawk Released at UW After Discovery on Campus in June

At the edge of the University of Wyoming’s Prexy’s Pasture Thursday, July 30, people gathered around a rare sight in Wyoming for this time of year—a broad-winged hawk.

The uncommon bird of prey was found on campus in June with a fractured beak and a significant parasite load. A month later, the young hawk, healed and ready to resume its journey, flew from UW’s lawn to the trees between the S.H. Knight Geology Building and the Engineering Building before heading southeast.

Read More
A woman in a blue jacket stands in front of the stone ruins and steep green mountains of Machu Picchu, Peru.

UW Alum Teaches and Researches Global Biodiversity, Inspiring Curiosity and Conservation

Nina Zitani has discovered and named 15 insect species previously unknown to science. Fellow entomologists have named another nine newly discovered species in her honor.

A renowned scientist and educator, Zitani has led or co-led more than 30 expeditions to remote areas of Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. She’s collected and scrutinized thousands of entomological research specimens, led field courses in the Amazon rainforest, and served as a biodiversity expert for 18 Smithsonian Journeys, including an “Around the World by Private Jet” program.

Read More